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PRESS RELEASE
News announcements from Intel Developer Forum, Palm Springs, CA. - August 31, 1999
FUJITSU TO INTRODUCE SYSTEMS USING DVI CONNECTOR
Continues to Lead Way in Defining New Standards for the PC Industry
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, PALM SPRINGS, Calif., August 31, 1999--- Fujitsu Limited today announced its firm support for the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) specification. DVI represents a major step forward in display technology, delivering 100% accurate representation, fast performance and pure digital display quality. Fujitsu plans to introduce PC systems using the DVI connector in the near future.
Because DVI is fully digital, it delivers a true image from what was originally created and stored. Unlike the conventional RGB interface, a DVI transceiver provides 100 percent data recovery in the receiving end. In addition, there is no additional noise introduced during transmission. As the PC industry embraces flat panel display, analog RGB has lost favor as the preferred display transmission format.
"Any conversion of digital data to analog and vice versa introduces data loss and degrades the image quality," said Hisao Murataka, director of Fujitsu's Platform Developing Department, Desktop Products Division. "What is so great about DVI technology is that image data in the graphics controller can be sent directly to the flat panel with no need for either a D/A converter on the PC side or an A/D converter in the receiving end of the flat panel."
As a founding member of the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG), which defined the DVI specification, Fujitsu has been instrumental in DVI becoming the standard for flat panel interfaces. Other DDWG members include Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, NEC, and SiI.
"As a major PC systems and components supplier, we will continue to lead the way in defining new standards for the PC industry," stated Koichi Inoue, general manager of Fujitsu's Desktop Products Division. "We are very happy to see DVI become the de facto standard for a digital flat panel interface. Now, customers can interchange display panels and systems as they wish and still be able to plug and play. Furthermore, customers will enjoy the best display quality ever, far superior to what was possible using analog RGB."
About Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of comprehensive information technology and network solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting Group -- the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of 5.24 trillion yen ($43.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. With world-class hardware and software technology in computers, telecommunications and microelectronics, and a corps of 55,000 systems and services experts around the world, Fujitsu is uniquely positioned to harness the power of the network to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.
Home page: http://www.fujitsu.co.jp/index-e.html
About the Digital Display Working Group
The Digital Display Working Group was formed last fall to define a universal industry standard for the digital interface between PCs, consumer electronic devices and digital displays. The DDWG is a cooperative effort by Intel (Nasdaq:INTC), Compaq (NYSE:CPQ), Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HWP), IBM (NYSE:IBM), NEC and Silicon Image. DDWG membership information can be found at www.ddwg.org.
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